Posts tagged Barbecue
Mocha Steak and Vanilla Mashed Potatoes
Oct 26th
One time my mom was making mashed potatoes for dinner with my stepfather and discovered that she didn’t have any milk. Instead, she grabbed a bottle of Silk Very Vanilla soy milk and used that as a substitute. The result: creamy potato goodness that both she and my stepfather loved. She raved about it when she came to visit this summer and I decided to try it out for myself. I’ve also been reading from many sources lately about using coffee to bring bigger, bolder flavor to grilled steak. I took it a step further and added some cocoa powder to the spice rub to enhance the flavor even more. The end result was this fun dish of Mocha Steak and Vanilla Mashed Potatoes.
Sweet and Tangy Grilled Eggplant
Oct 19th
I’m not going to lie, I’ve really missed blogging about our culinary adventures. My puppy Kinley, who is now nearly a year old, managed to take up all of the free time I had set aside to keep this page updated. However, I’ve been inspired recently to jump back into the food-o-sphere. Katrina is thinking about switching from library science to culinary school, and it’s very exciting to think about how much delicious food I might be eating in the future. I’ve also started doing the Beach Body P90x workout program, so you guys will be able to see how you can still eat delicious foods while maintaining a healthy weight. I’ve had a few recipes sitting around on my computer for awhile. One of them is this fantastic Sweet and Tangy Grilled Eggplant which is a great side for a big juicy steak.
Smoked Baby Back Ribs and Barbecue Sauce
Apr 4th
The weather in Chicago was amazing this past week. We were hit by several 80 degree plus days and people started swarming outside to eat and play. The first thing that came to my mind was barbecue. We’ve already used the Weber a few times this season to cook steaks, but I wanted to go all out and smoke a few racks of baby back ribs, and it was finally warm enough to set up the charcoal grill for it. Katrina loves ribs (I sometimes make fun of her rib cravings) and it gave her the opportunity to make a batch of homemade barbecue sauce. The ribs were already fantastic after being smoked with a dry rub, but the messy barbecue sauce brought them up to perfection.
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